Fuselage
Miscellaneous
September 8, 2009: Ordered Fuselage Kit
September 25, 2009: Fuselage Ship Date
October 28, 2009: Fuselage has Shipped!
October 29, 2009: Received Fuselage, Started Inventory
October 30, 2009: Finished Inventory
February 10, 2010: Received Heater Valve and Firewall Sealant
April 17, 2010: Random Fuselage Tasks
April 18, 2010: More Random Fuselage Tasks
May 10, 2010: Parts Orders
February 15, 2011: Powder Coated Tailwheel Components and Fuel Tank Brackets
Firewall
October 31, 2009: Started Assembling Firewall
November 3, 2009: Received Reservoir Dog
November 9, 2009: Disassembled Firewall
November 10, 2009: Prepped Firewall for Riveting
November 12, 2009: Riveted Firewall
Bulkheads
November 14, 2009: Started on Center Section
November 15, 2009: Drilled Control Mounts
November 16, 2009: Attached Control Sticks
November 18, 2009: Center Section
November 20, 2009: Started on Cover Support Ribs
November 21, 2009: Finished Cover Support Ribs
November 22, 2009: Rear Spar Bulkhead
November 23, 2009: Worked on Rear Spar Bulkhead
November 24, 2009: More Work on F-705 Bulkhead
November 25, 2009: Finished Bulkhead Fabrication
November 26, 2009: Deburring Fuselage Bulkheads
November 27, 2009: Bent Upper Seat Adjustment
November 28, 2009: Upper Seat Back Adjustment
November 29, 2009: Prepped, Primed and Riveted Bulkheads
Longerons
November 30, 2009: Started Longerons
December 1, 2009: Started Bending Longerons
December 3, 2009: Worked on Left Longeron
December 20, 2009: Worked on Longerons and Started Riveting Tailcone
January 4, 2010: Finished Seat Ribs and Longeron Cutouts
January 8, 2010: Finished Conical Bend and Started Drilling Longerons
January 9, 2010: Finished Drilling Longerons and Hung Firewall
Aft Fuselage
December 5, 2009: Worked on Tailcone
December 7, 2009: Assembled Tailcone
December 8, 2009: Fit Tail Skin
December 9, 2009: Drilled Tailcone Stringers
December 10, 2009: Drilled Tailcone
December 11, 2009: Finished Aft Fuselage Fabrication
December 12, 2009: Deburring and Dimpling Tailcone
December 13, 2009: Prepped Tailcone for Riveting
December 16, 2009: Drilled New Tailwheel Spring Mount
December 17, 2009: Primed Tailcone Components and Started Assembly
December 18, 2009: Primed Tailcone Stringers and Painted Tailwheel Spring Mount
December 19, 2009: Assembled Tailcone and Started Riveting
December 20, 2009: Worked on Longerons and Started Riveting Tailcone
December 23, 2009: Finished Riveting Tailcone and Fluted Center Section Ribs
January 5, 2010: Joined Center and Aft Fuselage Sections
February 23, 2010: Finished F-757 Plate and Most of Tailcone Rivets
February 24, 2010: Continued Fuselage Assembly
February 26, 2010: Fabricated Aft Deck Spacers and Elevator Bellcrank
February 27, 2010: Top Aft Skins and Baggage Area
March 1, 2010: Installed Rudder Cables
March 2, 2010: Seat Belt Anchors and Static Ports
March 3, 2010: Static System and Fuselage Deburring/Dimpling
March 13, 2010: Match Drilled AHRS Mount Kit
March 14, 2010: Primed and Riveted Fuselage Components
March 26, 2010: Installed Seat Belt Cables
June 13, 2010: Aft Top Skin
August 20, 2010: Fabricated ADAHRS Mount
November 7, 2010: Worked on Canopy, Rear Window, and Final Tail Skin
November 14, 2010: Drilled Rear Window and Riveted Aft Top Skin
Center Fuselage
December 22, 2009: Started Center Section
December 23, 2009: Finished Riveting Tailcone and Fluted Center Section Ribs
December 25, 2009: Clecoed Center Section Bottom Skin On
December 26, 2009: Drilled Seat and Baggage Ribs
December 27, 2009: Finished Prepping Center Section
December 28, 2009: Primed Center Fuselage Components
December 29, 2009: Started Center Section Final Assembly
December 30, 2009: Started Riveting Center Section
December 31, 2009: Modified Canopy Rails
January 1, 2010: Finished Riveting Center Section
January 2, 2010: Attached Seat Pans and Baggage Floors
January 3, 2010: Worked on Seat Pans and Baggage Floors
January 4, 2010: Finished Seat Ribs and Longeron Cutouts
January 5, 2010: Joined Center and Aft Fuselage Sections
January 7, 2010: Drilled Armrests and Made Conical Bend on Left Side
January 9, 2010: Finished Conical Bend and Started Drilling Longerons
Forward Fuselage
January 9, 2010: Finished Drilling Longerons and Hung Firewall
January 11, 2010: Drilled Firewall and Aux Longerons
January 12, 2010: Drilled Left Forward Skin Stiffener
January 14, 2010: Finished Drilling Skin Stiffeners, Started Lower Longerons
January 15, 2010: Finished Lower Longerons
January 16, 2010: Fit Forward Bulkheads and Gear Attach Webs
January 17, 2010: Assembled Brake Pedals
January 18, 2010: Drilled Brake Pedals and Mounted Rudder Pedals
January 19, 2010: Fabricated Rudder Pedal Brace
January 20, 2010: Drilled Center Floor Stiffeners
January 20, 2010: More Deburring
January 21, 2010: Finished Drilling Floor Stiffeners
January 22, 2010: Fit Baggage Ribs and Bulkheads
January 23, 2010: Fit New Forward Bulkheads
January 24, 2010: Disassembled Fuselage
January 25, 2010: Deburring Fuselage Components
January 30, 2010: More Fuselage Deburring
January 31, 2010: Even More Fuselage Deburring
February 1, 2010: Will the Deburring Ever End
February 2, 2010: Deburred and Dimpled Firewall
February 3, 2010: Priming Fuselage Components
February 4, 2010: Rejoined Center Section
February 6, 2010: Deburring and Countersinking Longerons
February 7, 2010: Primed Fuselage Components
February 8, 2010: Started Fuselage Reassembly
February 12, 2010: Fabricated Replacement Side Skin Stiffener
February 13, 2010: Forward Fuselage Prep
February 14, 2010: Started Riveting Forward Fuselage
February 15, 2010: More Fuselage Riveting
February 16, 2010: Riveted Right Side of Fuselage
February 18, 2010: More Forward Fuselage Prep
February 19, 2010: Sealed Firewall
February 21, 2010: Flipped the Canoe
March 31, 2010: Worked on Forward Fuselage
April 1, 2010: Forward Fuselage Fabrication and Panel Layout
April 3, 2010: Fabricated Instrument Panel Stiffener
April 4, 2010: Attached Instrument Panel and Forward Top Skin
April 5, 2010: Fit Forward Fuselage Channels
April 7, 2010: Finished Center Subpanel
April 19, 2010: Heater Box, Vent Line, Baggage Floors
May 16, 2010: Prepped Seats for Riveting, Canopy Seal Supports
May 18, 2010: Canopy Seal Support Angles
May 20, 2010: Worked on Forward Fuselage and Canopy Decks
May 26, 2010: Fuel Vent, Brake Pedals, Brake Fluid Reservoir
Cabin Area
February 22, 2010: Misc Fuselage Tasks
February 23, 2010: Finished F-757 Plate and Most of Tailcone Rivets
February 27, 2010: Top Aft Skins and Baggage Area
February 28, 2010: Rear Baggage Wall
March 7, 2010: Started Baggage Floor Compartments
March 9, 2010: Worked on Left Baggage Floor
March 11, 2010: Installed Aft Baggage Side Walls
March 15, 2010: Modified Baggage Wall for Harness Anchor Cable
March 16, 2010: Finished Baggage Wall
March 17, 2010: Attached Seat Bottom Hinges
March 19, 2010: Started Flaps
March 20, 2010: Installed Flaps Temporarily
March 21, 2010: Finished Flap Fabrication and Drilled for Com Antenna
March 22, 2010: Fit Forward Baggage Side Covers
March 24, 2010: Drilled Crotch Strap Mounting Hole and Installed Flap Motor
March 27, 2010: Worked on Forward Covers and Fuel Selector
March 28, 2010: Fabricated Fuel Line Between Selector and Pump
March 29, 2010: Fabricate Fuel Pump Mounting Brackets
March 30, 2010: Drilled Forward Cover
April 2, 2010: Kids First "Flight"
April 19, 2010: Heater Box, Vent Line, Baggage Floors
April 20, 2010: Finished Baggage Floor, Started Aft Seat Pans
April 21, 2010: Finished Seat Pans, Fired Up Dynon SkyView
May 3, 2010: Installed Center Tunnel Nutplates
May 4, 2010: Fabricated Pushrods
May 8, 2010: Engine Accessories and Controls
May 9, 2010: Started Seat Backs
May 11, 2010: Worked on Seat Backs
May 13, 2010: Work on Seats, Engine Accessories
May 15, 2010: Seats, Oil Temperature Sensor
May 16, 2010: Prepped Seats for Riveting, Canopy Seal Supports
May 22, 2010: Finished Seat Backs
May 24, 2010: Painted Seat Backs
June 12, 2010: Worked on Fuel Pump and Cabin Fuel Line
June 14, 2010: More Work on Forward Covers and Fuel Selector
June 17, 2010: Positioned Outer Attach Angles for Spar Covers
June 18, 2010: Riveted Spar Cover Attach Angles
June 20, 2010: Trimmed Forward Spar Cover Attach Angles
Cabin Frame
June 21, 2010: Started Cabin Frame
June 22, 2010: Manifold Pressure Lines, Cabin Frame Joint
June 24, 2010: Worked on Cabin Frame
July 2, 2010: Started Drilling Cabin Frame
July 3, 2010: Finished Drilling Aft Cabin Frame Channel
July 4, 2010: Finished Drilling Cabin Frame
July 5, 2010: Started Countersinking Cabin Frame
July 10, 2010: Finished Cabin Frame
July 11, 2010: Started Mounting Cabin Frame
July 12, 2010: Finished Cabin Frame Attach Angles
July 14, 2010: Lowered Cabin Frame
July 15, 2010: Finished Attaching Cabin Frame
July 16, 2010: Worked on Cabin Frame Channel
Canopy Latch
August 6, 2010: Started Canopy Latch
August 7, 2010: Worked on Canopy Latch and Engine Start Button
August 8, 2010: Cut Canopy Latch Slot
August 9: 2010: More Work on Canopy Latch
August 10, 2010: Finished Fabricating Canopy Latch
August 12, 2010: Fine Tuned Canopy Latch Handle
August 14, 2010: Fit Canopy Frame
August 15, 2010: Drilled Canopy Frame Hinge Brackets
August 18, 2010: Finished Forward Canopy Frame
